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Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Part 2 Mar 27, 2013

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Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her new book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

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Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Part 1 Mar 26, 2013

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Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her new book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

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CSI: 19th-Century France and the Birth of Forensic Science Mar 15, 2013

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Reporter and storyteller Steven Berkowitz talks to science journalist and author Douglas Starr about his book The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science

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John Rennie Hacks the Planet Feb 28, 2013

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Former Scientific American editor in chief John Rennie talks about his new six-episode Weather Channel TV Show, Hacking the Planet, which debuts February 28

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Inside Isaac: A Discussion of Newton, Part 2 Feb 25, 2013

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A panel of physicists, science historians and playwright Lucas Hnath discuss Newton following a performance of Hnath's play about Newton, called Isaac's Eye, at the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York City on February 20th. The play runs through March 10, 2013

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Inside Isaac: A Discussion of Newton, Part 1 Feb 24, 2013

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<i>Extinction</i>: New Sci-Fi from Mark Alpert Feb 14, 2013

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Mark Alpert is a former editor at Scientific American who has gone on to become a best-selling science fiction writer. We talk about his latest book, Extinction, an apocalyptic tale hinging on brain-machine interfaces.

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Science and Tech in President Obama's SOTU Feb 13, 2013

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In his 2013 State of the Union address, Pres. Obama talked about climate change, energy and manufacturing technology innovation, and STEM education—that is, science, technology, engineering and math

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Michael C. Hall Analyzes His Dexter's Mind, Part 2 Jan 24, 2013

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Actor Michael C. Hall, TV's Dexter, talks with psychologist Kevin Dutton, author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths, at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City

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Michael C. Hall Analyzes His Dexter's Mind, Part 1 Jan 23, 2013

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Actor Michael C. Hall, TV's Dexter, talks with psychologist Kevin Dutton, author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths, at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City

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